Playchoice 10

sloan

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Anyone as ancient as me that remembers the Nintendo Playchoice 10 arcade cabinet? It was a great thing around 1984-1986 timeframe and had 10 separate Nintendo games to choose from. I remember titles like Super Mario Bros, Duck Hunt, Hogan's Alley, Excite Bike, and Punch Out. I am told that Nintendo actually shipped different Playchoice 10 systems to different arcades, in that the game choices varied. All I know is that when NES hit store shelves in my area around 1985, I was primed for it because of my experience with Playchoice 10. This was genius strategy by Nintendo, preparing the masses for NES by whetting their appetites with the exact games in the arcades ahead of time.

sloan

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I distinctly remember my jaw dropping when I saw NES playing SMB at a store kiosk in my town. For once, the arcade had truly come home. My wife bought me my NES for Christmas of 1985 and I have it to this day.